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Save the Children Philippines, in a statement issued Monday, April 12, said that efforts that would ensure the safety and protection of children should be in place as local authorities and humanitarian actors expect “prolonged struggle and further displacement” in the region.
“We are deeply concerned about the present situation of the children in Maguindanao who have to endure fear and displacement once again at the most unfortunate time of COVID-19 [coronavirus disease],” said Save the Children Philippines Chief Executive Officer Alberto T. Muyot.
Save the Children Philippines noted that more than 60,000 individuals have been displaced – including an estimated 27,500 children (around 13,640 are girls and 13,860 are boys) – as a result of the conflict between government troops and extremist groups on March 18 in the Municipality of Datu Saudi Ampatuan.
Save the Children urges unhampered protection for children as Maguindanao conflict seen to intensify
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12 Apr 2021
Save the Children Philippines has called for continuous and concerted response on the protection of children and their families who have been affected by the ongoing armed conflict in Maguindanao as local authorities and humanitarian actors expect prolonged struggle and further displacement in the region.
More than 60,000 individuals have been displaced, including an estimated 27,500 children (around 13,640 are girls and 13,860 are boys), as a result of the conflict between government troops and extremist groups on 18 March in the Municipality of Datu Saudi Ampatuan, which has since spilled over in the neighboring towns of Mamasapano, Shariff Saydona Mustapha, Shariff Aguak, Datu Salibo, Datu Unsay, and Datu Hoffer Ampatuan.